According to iHero

Here is the list I put together so far -- with one line comments on everything I have seen so far. This may be the greatest intellectual science fiction movie list ever !!


Cerebral Sci-Fi movie list in no certain order:

Contact
Blade Runner
Matrix
Matrix Resurrection
Matrix Revolutions
Children of Men
Gattaca
2001 Space Odyssey
Brazil
A Clockwork Orange
The Abyss
Vanilla Sky
Metropolis
Flight of the Navigator
Phenomenon
Stargate
Starship Troopers
Minority Report
Powder
Equilibrium
The Cell
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
Congo
Sphere
Star Trek series
Johnny Mnemonic
Primer
Until the end of the world
The day the earth stood still
Forbidden Planet
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Mad Max
Slaughterhouse Five
Plan 9 from Outerspace
12 Monkeys
2010
Enemy of the State
Soylent Green
Planet of the Apes
Omega Man
Dark City
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Event Horizon
Alien
Wesworld

Labels: cerebral sci fi, ihero, intellectual movies, intellectual science fiction, science fiction movies

Since I've found a little time to watch movies -- I've decided to use this as a basis for research for my second Internet Hero book. I watched GATTACA last week -- it was hairy !!!!!!

Since my local family video is a bit light on intellectual sci-fi type movies, I joined Netflix -- which went really smooth -- I'll let you know if there are any issues with their service. Right now, I have a list of about 30 movies I'll be watching.

I found a top ten list of intellectual Sci-Fi movies here:
http://worldsandtime.blogspot.com/2007/03/10-best-intellectual-science-fiction.html

I started with this blogged list and then trolled through the comments for other suggestions. Netflix has a great linking system of similar movies too.

Labels: ihero, intellectual movies, internet hero, netflix, sci-fi

I've found a couple hours each week to watch movies again, I love movies.

Well I never thought I'd intentionally watch a Tom Cruise movie again, but someone recommended it.

I was pleasantly surprised -- while it wasn't extremely deep and symbolic -- ala "The Matrix", it did have a clever plot, I especially enjoyed the reoccurring reference to the frozen dog.

It also reminded me of "Jacob's Ladder" -- which I also enjoyed but will have to watch again as it has been many many years since I watched.

Labels: jacob's ladder, movie, movie review, tom cruise, vanilla sky

Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to rewire itself using one's will.

I really enjoyed the book by Dr. Schwartz on the topic, the first couple of chapters were tough to get through as my brain rewired itself to understand words like "volition".

I used the book to create a new circuit in my brain for quitting smoking.

The book changed my life:

http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Brain-ebook/dp/B002IPZDQ6/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1

Labels: brain, mind, Neuroplasticity, quit smoking, volition

We took the kids to ride on Thomas the Train down in Lebanon Ohio. I think tickets where $18 a person, and of course they had a gift shop........I can't believe how expensive those "little engines" can be, and the backpack, and the alarm clock, and the whistle......

So it was a really good experience for the kids, they loved it really.

Labels: lebanon, monroe, ohio, thomas the train

"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result" -- Winston Churchill

A Lt told me this at work -- and now that I have experienced it -- it is so true -- I was so happy to get out of that war zone. All my best to the Men and Women that are still in it.

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If only he would have said it was for medicinal purposes......

This flaming Pope John Paul II look-a-like is downright creepy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=487764&in_page_id=1811

Thanks to Tidal Wavelet for the tip.

I saw this at Tech Crunch -- it is a vector based web page maker -- you know vectors -- X,Y & the important into/outof the page Z -- which allows for overlayed animated graphics.

http://www.pagii.com/

Site is still beta -- many bugs -- but very cool.

It would be cool if they added a randomizer each time a page was generated.

signed
Darc @
http://www.ihero.com/

This site is pretty cool -- it is like a Visual Website Matrix -- where you see a bunch of homepages all at the same time and can select the site you want to go to.

http://www.homepagestartup.com/